John Goodman Looks Better Than Ever!

By PopEater Staff Posted Jun 11th 2010 01:01PM

John Goodman showed up at a red carpet event last night [above right] looking fitter and healthier than ever. He was significantly heavier as recently as October 2009 [above left, in Germany]. The 'Big Lebowski' and 'Roseanne' star turns 58 on June 20.

Congrats on the weight loss, John! Tell us your secret!

"For almost all his life [Goodman] has also been overweight, and his acting draws on both the genuine status that comes with being big, and the stigma that comes with being fat," the New York Times reported in 1991 in a piece called 'Being the Big Guy.' "Being big can make his characters heroic, being fat can make them tragic, or at the least, give them one more cross to bear."

The weight loss has Entertainment Weekly fretting Goodman may not be able to reprise his iconic character Walter Sobchak if the Coen Brothers ever elect to pen a sequel to their cult classic 'The Big Lebowski.'

London's Daily Mail reports a photo of Goodman in 2008, filming 'Confessions of a Shopaholic,' prompted fiery controversy about his weight. Tabloid The Globe wrote a piece titled '400-lb Goodman eating himself to death,' which delved into friends' concerns about his habits.

The '91 Times piece went into great detail about Goodman's history and feelings about weight:

"While Goodman is far more of a big man than a fat one, he's always seen it the other way around. He saw magazine polls a couple years ago listing him among America's sexiest men as an effort 'to taunt the poor boy.' And when Anna Elizabeth Hartzog, at the time 19 years old, approached him during the shooting of 'Everybody's All-American,' Goodman was so convinced this very pretty college student couldn't be interested in him that he was rude. They were married two years later."

Goodman finds all praise of his dancing and grace insultingly condescending. 'Yeah, for a fat guy,' he says when complimented about it. 'Right, like watching the elephants in 'Fantasia,' and those hippos in their tutus. It's sad but true. A fat guy that moves around like that doesn't think of himself as primarily a fat guy moving around like that. He's just a guy trying to find the groove like anyone else.'"

In 2009, during a New York City theater stint, Goodman said alcohol -- specifically Jack Daniels -- nearly ruined his memory. "I had a 30-year run, and at the end I didn't care about anything," he told the New York Times of his drinking. "I was just fed up with myself. I didn't even want to be an actor anymore."

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John Goodman Snapshots

A slimmed-down John Goodman and Dame Helen Mirren pose at the AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held June 10 in Culver City, Calif. More Photos of (Not As) Big Bad John >>

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John Goodman Snapshots

Actor John Goodman arrives at TV Land Presents: The AFI Life Achievement Awards Honoring Mike Nichols at Sony Studios on June 10, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. TV Land Presents: The AFI Life Achievement Awards Honoring Mike Nichols Sony Studios Los Angeles, CA United States June 10, 2010 Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic.com To license this image (17295438), contact FilmMagic.com

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CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: Actor John Goodman arrives at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** John Goodman

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Actor John Goodman arrives at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards honoring Mike Nichols, presented by TV Land at Sony Pictures Studios on Thursday, June 10, 2010 in Culver City, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

John Goodman Snapshots

CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: (L-R) Actor John Goodman, actress Helen Mirren and husband Director Taylor Hackford in the audience at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. The AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Mike Nichols will premiere on TV Land on Saturday, June 25 at 9PM ET/PST. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI) *** Local Caption *** John Goodman;Helen Mirren;Taylor Hackford

John Goodman Snapshots

CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: (L-R) Actress Helen Mirren, Director Taylor Hackford and actor John Goodman in the audience at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. The AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Mike Nichols will premiere on TV Land on Saturday, June 25 at 9PM ET/PST. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI) *** Local Caption *** Helen Mirren;Taylor Hackford;John Goodman

John Goodman Snapshots

CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: Actor John Goodman (L) and actress Helen Mirren in the audience at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. The AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Mike Nichols will premiere on TV Land on Saturday, June 25 at 9PM ET/PST. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI) *** Local Caption *** John Goodman;Helen Mirren

John Goodman Snapshots

CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: Actor John Goodman arrives at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** John Goodman

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Comments

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Friday 11 June

By dave

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WTG Johnny Boy..aint easy losin' poundage..you look great..i'll bet you live a longer and healthier life.

By Goodman Fan

For such a long time, I have loved and admired John Goodman as an actor. I don't know him personally, but I always worried about his health. It's so good to see him looking healthier, and I'm sure he's feeling much better. Keep up the good work, John! You handsome devil :)

By Cathi

Congratulations John! I know the hard work that goes into taking off weight and you stuck to it! So terrific! Here's to your health.

By ricochet

Kudos!!!

Where does weight go when someone loses it? A question for the ages..

By A fan

Its not about being fat, big, ect. Its about feeling healthy. Great look John, I am sure you feel as good as you look too. Enjoy your new life. I recently lost 30 pounds have 30 to go, life is so much more enjoyable now even if I don't lose another pound.

By robert

keep up John, live long and prosper. Alot of fans.

By sue

i've always found him sexy. even when he was the drunk father in the Big River. there is something about him that you want to trust and be around him

By jan

You look great, John! Congrats!

By katie

aw good for him, he looks great! i love roseanne and i watch the reruns every night :)

By Cindy

I'm so happy to see he is getting healthy. Keep up the good
work.

By Anita

Good for Him!, he looks great!

By Kim

WTG on the weightloss, John! You are a wonderful actor. I loved watching you in Roseann. Thought you were great in "O Brother, Where Art Thou"? And I had the pleasure in seeing you perform on Broadway last summer in "Waiting For Godot". Great show!

By Sasha

I Had a crush on John . I would watch "Roseanne" just to see him .. Congratulations John . You look great ..

By Dianna

I think he is still sexy no matter what. He puts me in the mind of John Wayne, and he had to be the sexiest man alive in his time and even now. You go Mr. Goodman, keep it up.

By blazes boylanD

Don't forget to credit John's work in Treme.

By Therese

If you're healthy and happy, John, we love you just the way you are, then and now.

By Rob N

Way to go dude! Been a big fan for a long time!

By terry

John Goodman was da bomb in "O Brother Where Art Thou?"

By hotnfla

Wow..Way to go John, looks awesome!!!

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